LH "LOSTCREEK" TAKE-DOWN PASS-AROUND/1ST REVIEW ADDED

[John McCreary]

37@ 28"? Can it handle my 31+ inch draw?

John

[Lost Creek Bows]

The bow is good to 29", sorry, it's only 58".

[Jake Fr]

i like that yellow an black thats sweat looking wish it where right handes in a few months i might be in the market to order one how long out till in production for sale

[Lost Creek Bows]

WAITING ON MY 1ST GUINEA PIG!!!  

[K. Mogensen]

[COLongbow]

Good plan on this pass-around Chad. Get a LC in your hands and you just gotta have one.

K Mogensen, I prefer "Country road, take me home".

Get on this list! Chad's bows rock.

[Mint Hill Mule]

Chad add me to the list. I would love to try the new bow. I can pm my address.

[Lost Creek Bows]

SO FAR, THERE ARE ONLY 9 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THE LH TAKE-DOWN AS FOLLOWS:
1)BUD B.
2)GREY BUFFALO
3)BOWMARKS
4)JON JOHNSON
5)DAVID SPEAR
6)KYHUNTER
7)PAUL MATTSON
8)JESSE CALES
9)MINT HILL MULE
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 11 SPOTS AVAILABLE TO SIGN-UP FOR!

[Bud B.]

The prototype arrived safely yesterday afternoon. I only got to shoot it about 10 times before having to leave the house for the wife's birthday celebration.

Preliminary observations are aas follows:

Fit and finish are tops. The satin finish looks nice and even throughout the limbs and riser.

This bow is lightweight. Holding it you think it should weigh more than it does. The grip style fits my hand perfectly and comfortably.

It throws my GT Trad 1535s like darts. I need to shoot more today and tinker with tip weights and brace height. It is burying the same arrows deeper into the target than my 40# longbow that's in my signature line. The factory nocks on the GTs are very loose on this thin FF string (at least I think it's FF).

Someone earlier posted, "Does it sing?"

Yes, it does. It hits the target hard. Maybe an appropriate name for this bow is Stinger.

I have it braced at 7.25".

The top limb is marked with a small "T" on one side near the limb bolt hole. It is a little hard to see (my poor vision) but it is cleaarly there.

I'm taking it to a 3d shoot today. I'll report back with more when I shoot it alot more.

I'm shooting two fingers under and draw 29". If your draw is more than that you're pulling this 58" bow too far. I'm right on the edge of maximum draw. Chad said a 60" bow would be better for me and I agree. I'll be trying to shrink my draw to about 28.5 while shooting it.

So far I think Chad has a winner here. But don't ask him to make one out of sassafras.          

Please excuse any typos...it's early.

[crotch horn]

Promising first review Chad!! I figured as much though. You make great bows. Good luck with the TD models.

[Bud B.]

I got to shoot the prototype a little more today. I wasn't comfortable yet to actually shoot it in the tournament. But I did fling some arras at a 20yd target. My groups were a bit spread out at first. After getting a little more used to a FF string (I shoot B55 flemish) my groups tightened up. I had four arrows at 20 yards with feathers nearly touching each other.

I did get to chrono a 397gr arrow. It was right at 170fps. The arrow used was a full length GT Trad 1535 with a 125gr field tip. I imagine I could get more fps out of it but I'll be the first to admit that my release ain't the smoothest.

I showed it to other trad shooters (all right handed) and several commented on the light weight of the bow and of the craftsmanship. One fellow really wanted to shoot it but said he just can't shoot left handed. All gawkers really liked the color of the bow. Good comments on the finish also.

There is a trad only shoot this upcoming weekend at Sissapawhaw in Burlington, NC. After I take it there I'll ship it to the next shooter.

I have not noticed any handshock. It makes a dull and lightly heard "thunk" when I shoot it. Not much sound at all but some. A bystander commmented on how quiet he thought it was.

I'm going to move up to a 145gr tip and practice with that this week in prep for the shoot at Sissapawhaw. I won't forget my camera next time.

By the end of my shooting session today the bow was allowing me to draw it fully to my regular anchor point. There was absolutely no stack. Drawing from the first inch to the final anchor was a steady smooth resistance.

I may twist up a B55 string for it and see what happens.

You have a nice prototype on your hands Chad. Very nice bow. I can only imagine how sweet a 60" or a 62" bow would be at 45#.

[Bud B.]

For the price of shipping you can test this bow.

Jump on it lefties...it's a nice one at a very shootable poundage. You can shoot this one for hours at a time. I shot for about 30 minutes yesterday and never tired.

[wscruggs]

Put me in if there are any spots left. Somebody shoot me a pm

[Lost Creek Bows]

BUD, THANKS ALOT FOR YOUR REVIEW SO FAR, I HOPE IT CONTINUES TO GET BETTER, AS YOU PRACTICE THROUGH THE WEEK AND BECOME MORE ADJUSTED TO EACH OTHER. I'M ALSO OFFERING A DISCOUNT OF $100.00 TO THE FIRST THREE ORDERS FOR A "TAKE-DOWN", IF INTERESTED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL 641-660-1070  CHAD

     

SO FAR, THERE ARE ONLY 10 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THE LH TAKE-DOWN AS FOLLOWS:
1)BUD B.
2)GREY BUFFALO
3)BOWMARKS
4)JON JOHNSON
5)DAVID SPEAR
6)KYHUNTER
7)PAUL MATTSON
8)MINT HILL MULE
9)WSCRUGGS
10)WEREWOLF
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE TO SIGN-UP FOR!

[Bud B.]

Bow is packed and ready to be sent to the next shooter. With my work schedule my wife will have to take it to the PO. She can't get there until Tuesday.

Heading to Bowmarks next. I think Grey Buffalo asked to be moved a bit down.

There are spots left.

Jump on it lefties.

It's well worth the price of shpping and insurance to test fire this bow.

[Werewolf]

ide like to try it, put me on the list please.....im glad to be left handed right now!

[Bud B.]

Bow shipped yesterday to Bowmarks.

[Bud B.]

Updates??

I'm anxious to hear how others liked it.

[Lost Creek Bows]

BudB,
 Sorry,no up-dates, will be in P.a. soon, hopefully by Friday.

[COLongbow]

Hey Bowmarks,
Been at least a week now..how about some input?